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CHAPTER VI.
War in Flanders.— Cameronian Regiment embark for Flanders
...They are disowned by the United Societies. ..Causes of the
War... Preparations on both sides... Siege of Namur. .. Battle of
Steinkirk... Battle of Nerwinden or Landen... Retaking of Na-
mur.. .Peace of Ryswick, 107
CHAPTER VII.
The Diary.— Peace Establishment... Object of the Diary.. .Cri-
tical Remarks... On the character and views of the Writer...
Extracts, , 139
CHAPTER VIII.
War of the Succession. — Causes of the War... Disputed Suc-
cession of Spain... Pretender Proclaimed in France. .. Grand Al-
liance... Cameronian Regiment embarks for Holland... Captain
Blackader rejoins the Army... Success of the Allies, 166
CHAPTER IX.
Campaign Second, 1703. — Opening of the Campaign... Captain
Blackader kills a brother Officer... Declines a Challenge... Stric-
tures on Duelling. ..Extracis,,, Successes of the Allies, 186
CHAPTER X.
Campaign Third, 1704. — The War carried into Germany... Ex-
tracts... Battle of Schellenberg. ..Battle of Blenheim or Hoch-
stet. .. Captain Blackader won tided ..Returns to Scotland... Suc-
cess of the Campaign, , . . 203
CHAPTER XI.
Campaign Fourth, 1705. — Preparations and Sketch of the Cam-
paign-. -Captain Blackader embarks for Holland... Rejoins the
Regiment... Letters. ..Army march to the Moselle... Return dis-
appointed... French lines forced... Misconduct of the Allies...
Captain Blackader's Remarks... Letters.. .He returns to Rot-
terdam. ..Obtains a Major's Commission, 232
CHAPTER XII.
Campaign Fifth, 1706.— Major Blackader leaves Rotterdam and
joins the Army. . . Plan of operations. . . Battle of Ramillies. . . Con-
sequences of the Victory... Siege of Menin... Siege of Dender-
mond.. .Siege of Aeth... Troops ictire to Winter Quarters, ..... 270

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Life and diary of Lieut. Col. J. Blackader
DescriptionOf the Cameronian regiment, and Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle; who served with distinguished honour in the wars under King William and the Duke of Marlborough, and afterwards in the rebellion of 1715 in Scotland. By Andrew Crichton, author of The memoirs of the Rev. John Blackader. Edinburgh: H.S. Baynes, 1824.
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DescriptionA selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916.